Scams, Money, & Murder
Episodes
INTERVIEW: Pernilla Sjöholm & Cecilie Fjellhøy, Tinder Swindler Victims
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When Pernilla Sjöholm matched with Simon Leviev on Tinder, she thought she’d found a best friend. Cecilie Fjellhøy believed she’d finally found ...
INTERVIEW: Jake Thacker, FTX Scam Victim
24 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When crypto exchange giant FTX collapsed, Jake Thacker lost more than $200,000 in a matter of hours. In this candid interview, Nicole Lapin speaks wit...
SCAM: Anna Sorokin
10 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After moving to New York in 2013, 19-year-old Anna Sorokin pursued her dreams of becoming a socialite by falling in with the city's elite -- only she ...
CELEBRITY: Shohei Ohtani and Ippei Mizuhara
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ippei Mizuhara was the right-hand man to Japanese pitcher and baseball superstar, Shohei Ohtani. As his translator, Ippei did everything for Shohei --...
GREED: Elizabeth Holmes Pt. 2
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
By 2014, Elizabeth Holmes was the queen of Silicon Valley. Her company Theranos was valued at nine billion dollars -- all thanks to its revolutionary ...
GREED: Elizabeth Holmes Pt. 1
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Elizabeth Holmes was just 19 years old when she founded a startup called Theranos. She claimed her company would change healthcare forever with its so...
MURDER: Pablo Escobar
13 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the early 1970s, drug lord Pablo Escobar created the Medellín drug cartel, making him one of the most powerful men in Colombia -- and one of the r...
CELEBRITY: Todd and Julie Chrisley
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
To the outside world, Todd and Julie Chrisley looked like they had it all: a hit reality show, a beautiful family, and tons of money. But that picture...
GREED: Martin Shkreli
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Martin Shkreli was more than just your average hedge fund manager -- by the time he was 33, he'd also founded his own pharmaceutical company. But he w...
LUST: The Tinder Swindler
20 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For years, Simon Leviev used Tinder to charm beautiful women into believing he was their one true love. Then, just when things were getting serious, h...
MURDER: Murdaugh Murders Pt. 2
13 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In 2019, Alex Murdaugh's law firm discovered that he had conned several clients out of millions of dollars -- but that was only the tip of the iceberg...
MURDER: Murdaugh Murders Pt. 1
06 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For decades, the Murdaugh family was famous for being trusted, personal injury lawyers in Hampton County, South Carolina. But when Alex Murdaugh's son...
SCAM: Christophe Rocancourt
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Emerging from humble beginnings in small-town France, Christophe Rocancourt wormed his way into high society in Paris, Los Angeles, and New York. Ever...
POLITICAL: Rod Blagojavich
23 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Known as "Governor Sunshine," Rod Blagojevich dominated Chicago and Illinois politics in the late '90s and early 2000s. But something sinister lay beh...
GREED: Bernie Madoff Pt. 2
16 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the early 2000s, word of Bernie Madoff's secret investment advisory firm finally started to get out. But even when the SEC investigated his shady b...
GREED: Bernie Madoff Pt. 1
09 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For decades, Bernie Madoff was regarded as a Wall Street titan. Even when the economy slumped, his investments seemed to come out ahead. But behind th...
CELEBRITY: Lou Pearlman
02 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When it comes to pop culture, few have had an impact like Lou Pearlman. For years, it seemed like the mastermind behind boy bands like the Backstreet ...
BEST OF MONEY CRIMES 2024: The Internet Black Widow
26 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As the end of the year approaches, we're revisiting the best episodes of 2024 from Crime House. On Money Crimes, Nicole Lapin broke down the story of ...
GREED: LuLaRoe
19 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the 2010s, LuLaRoe seemed to be everywhere. People with dreams of a successful stay-at-home business clamored for a chance to sell LuLaRoe's famous...
BEST OF CRIME HOUSE 2024: The Tylenol Murders
17 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As the end of the year approaches, we're revisiting the best episodes of 2024 from Crime House. On Murder: True Crime Stories, Carter Roy examined the...
MURDER: Abraham Shakespeare
12 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In 2006, Abraham Shakespeare was just another down-on-his-luck guy trying to get by. But then, he won $30 million in the Florida lottery and everythin...
SCAM: Frank Abagnale
05 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Frank Abagnale became a household name after the movie Catch Me if You Can chronicled his incredible 5-year fraud spree in the 1960s. From impersonati...
LUST: The Swiss Gigolo
28 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, a man known as the Swiss Gigolo charmed his way across Europe, seducing some of the wealthiest women on the contine...
KIDNAPPING: Patty Hearst
21 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When Patty Hearst was kidnapped from her apartment in 1974 by a group of militant radicals, the world waited breathlessly for her safe return. But the...
GREED: The FTX Collapse
14 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sam Bankman-Fried was known as the Crypto King. Armed with sophisticated algorithms and a keen financial eye, it seemed like the FTX founder would cha...
CELEBRITY: The Bling Ring
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In 2008, a shocking string of high-profile burglaries shocked Hollywood's A-List. But these crimes weren't committed by a gang of sophisticated thieve...
POLITICAL: Eliot Spitzer
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When Eliot Spitzer became Governor of New York, it seemed like he was destined for greatness — maybe even the Presidency. But those dreams were crus...
CELEBRITY: Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the 1980s, Jim and Tammy Faye Bakkers' televised sermons dominated the airwaves. Their impassioned pleas for donations convinced their followers to...
GREED: The Queen of Mean
17 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Leona Helmsley ruled the New York real estate scene. Known as "the Queen of Mean" for her ruthless business tactics, she used her massive fortune to a...
CELEBRITY: Reality Housewife Jen Shah
10 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jen Shah's larger-than-life antics on "The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City" made her a reality TV star. But the thing that really got Jen Shah's nam...
POLITICAL: Richard Nixon & Watergate
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When you think of Richard Nixon, the first thing that comes to mind is the Watergate Scandal. But Watergate was just the final piece in a long history...
SCAM: Knoedler Art Gallery Forgeries
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Knoedler Art Gallery boasted one of the finest collections in all of New York City. But its director had no idea that the Knoedler's multimillion ...
LUST: The Internet Black Widow
19 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Melissa Ann Shepard seemed like a harmless old lady. But she was actually a dangerous predator who went after lonely bachelors for money... and left d...
MURDER: The Billionaire Boys Club Pt. 2
12 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As the members of the Billionaire Boys Club scrambled for funds, they resorted to violence to get the money they needed. But what seemed like the perf...
MURDER: The Billionaire Boys Club Pt. 1
12 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the surface, the Billionaire Boys Club was an investment group/social club for LA's wealthy young men. In reality, it was an ambitious Ponzi scheme...
Introducing...Scams, Money, and Murder
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
They say “money doesn’t sleep,” so why should your favorite show? Scams, Money and Murder now drops twice every Thursday, just in time for you...